Patents by Inventor Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow
Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9109173Abstract: A gasification quench chamber dip tube component is disclosed. The dip tube includes an elongate hollow element that has a first intake end and a second discharge end that is located distally opposite the intake end. The second discharge end includes either a plurality of elongate openings that are displaced circumferentially around the hollow element or a plurality of elongate elements displaced circumferentially around the hollow element thereby defining a plurality of elongate spaces therebetween that extend axially from the second discharge end. A quench chamber that employs the dip tube is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Prashant Tiwari
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Patent number: 9028569Abstract: A gasification quench chamber is disclosed. The gasification quench chamber includes a reservoir that contains liquid coolant in its lower portion and an exit for the cooled syngas in its upper portion; a dip tube that is configured to introduce a syngas mixture to contact the liquid coolant which produces the cooled syngas; a cooling device configured to further cool the cooled syngas in its upper portion; and a stability device in the lower portion that is configured to mitigate coolant level fluctuation and sloshing. In an embodiment of the quench chamber, the cooling device includes a heat exchanger pipe. A quench chamber and scrubber assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Aaron Avagliano, Judeth Brannon Corry, Constantin Dinu, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Sarah Marie Monahan, Denise Marie Rico, James Michael Storey
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Patent number: 8758458Abstract: A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube is disposed coupling the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed to contact liquid coolant in the quench chamber and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube is disposed surrounding the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed. A baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before it is directed through the exit path. A cross sectional area of the annular passage is larger towards the bottom of the quench chamber and smaller towards the top of the quench chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Judeth Brannon Corry, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Allyson Joy Jimenez-Huyke, Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Steven Craig Russell, Karl Hardcastle, Jennifer Lynn Moyer, Scott Reginald Parent, Yulianto Salahuddin Mohsin
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Patent number: 8673036Abstract: A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber having a liquid coolant is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube couples the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed from the combustion chamber to the quench chamber via the dip tube to contact the liquid coolant and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube surrounds the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed between the draft tube and the dip tube. An asymmetric or symmetric faceted baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before the cooled syngas is directed through the exit path.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Judeth Brannon Corry, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Allyson Joy Jimenez-Huyke, Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Steven Craig Russell, Karl Hardcastle, Jennifer Lynn Moyer, Scott Reginald Parent, Yulianto Salahuddin Mohsin
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Publication number: 20130011308Abstract: A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube is disposed coupling the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed to contact liquid coolant in the quench chamber and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube is disposed surrounding the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed. A baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before it is directed through the exit path. A cross sectional area of the annular passage is smaller towards the bottom of the quench chamber and larger towards the top of the quench chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Judeth Brannon Corry, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Allyson Joy Jimenez-Huyke, Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Steven Craig Russell, Karl Hardcastle, Jennifer Lynn Moyer, Scott Reginald Parent, Yulianto Salahuddin Mohsin
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Publication number: 20130011307Abstract: A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber having a liquid coolant is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube couples the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed from the combustion chamber to the quench chamber via the dip tube to contact the liquid coolant and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube surrounds the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed between the draft tube and the dip tube. An asymmetric or symmetric faceted baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before the cooled syngas is directed through the exit path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Judeth Brannon Corry, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Allyson Joy Jimenez-Huyke, Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Steven Craig Russell, Karl Hardcastle, Jennifer Lynn Moyer, Scott Reginald Parent, Yulianto Salahuddin Mohsin
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Patent number: 8186161Abstract: A control system includes a temperature sensor communicatively coupled to an exit of an expander of an expansion system and configured to detect temperature of the working fluid flowing through the exit of the expander. A pressure sensor is communicatively coupled to the exit of the expander and configured to detect pressure of the working fluid flowing through the exit of the expander. A controller is configured to receive output signals from the temperature sensor and the pressure sensor and control operation of one or more components of the expansion system so as to control the thermodynamic conditions at the exit of the expander while driving a quality of vapor of the working fluid at the exit of the expander towards a predetermined degree of superheat.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gabor Ast, Michael Adam Bartlett, Thomas Johannes Frey, Herbert Kopecek, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Matthew Alexander Lehar
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Publication number: 20110120010Abstract: A gasification quench chamber is disclosed. The gasification quench chamber includes a reservoir that contains liquid coolant in its lower portion and an exit for the cooled syngas in its upper portion; a dip tube that is configured to introduce a syngas mixture to contact the liquid coolant which produces the cooled syngas; a cooling device configured to further cool the cooled syngas in its upper portion; and a stability device in the lower portion that is configured to mitigate coolant level fluctuation and sloshing. In an embodiment of the quench chamber, the cooling device includes a heat exchanger pipe. A quench chamber and scrubber assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Aaron Avagliano, Judeth Brannon Corry, Constantin Dinu, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Sarah Marie Monahan, Denise Marie Rico, James Michael Storey
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Publication number: 20110120009Abstract: A gasification quench chamber dip tube component is disclosed. The dip tube includes an elongate hollow element that has a first intake end and a second discharge end that is located distally opposite the intake end. The second discharge end includes either a plurality of elongate openings that are displaced circumferentially around the hollow element or a plurality of elongate elements displaced circumferentially around the hollow element thereby defining a plurality of elongate spaces therebetween that extend axially from the second discharge end. A quench chamber that employs the dip tube is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Prashant Tiwari
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Publication number: 20110067304Abstract: A gasification quench chamber baffle is disclosed. An embodiment of the baffle includes a ring that has a predominantly vertical longitudinal axis; several pipes are attached to the ring, where each pipe has an upper end and a lower end. The lower ends of the pipes extend downwards towards a sump in a gasification quench chamber. Additionally, there are gussets that are configured to guide water towards the upper ends of the pipes. A quench chamber that used the baffle is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Kevin James Shufon
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Publication number: 20100325954Abstract: A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a combustible fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber having a liquid coolant is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube is disposed coupling the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed from the combustion chamber to the quench chamber via the dip tube to contact the liquid coolant and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube is disposed surrounding the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed between the draft tube and the dip tube. An asymmetric or symmetric baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the asymmetric or symmetric baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before the cooled syngas is directed through the exit path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Prashant Tiwari, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Judeth Brannon Corry, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Allyson Joy Jimenez-Huyke, Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Steven Craig Russell, Karl Hardcastle, Jennifer Lynn Moyer, Scott Reginald Parent, Yulianto Salahuddin Mohsin
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Publication number: 20090151356Abstract: A control system includes a temperature sensor communicatively coupled to an exit of an expander of an expansion system and configured to detect temperature of the working fluid flowing through the exit of the expander. A pressure sensor is communicatively coupled to the exit of the expander and configured to detect pressure of the working fluid flowing through the exit of the expander. A controller is configured to receive output signals from the temperature sensor and the pressure sensor and control operation of one or more components of the expansion system so as to control the thermodynamic conditions at the exit of the expander while driving a quality of vapor of the working fluid at the exit of the expander towards a predetermined degree of superheat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gabor Ast, Michael Adam Bartlett, Thomas Johannes Frey, Herbert Kopecek, Helge Burghard Herwig Klockow, Matthew Alexander Lehar